History Midterm Test Study Guide PDF

History Midterm Test is Monday, Dec. 16 Name_________________________ 5____ Date__________________ #______ History Midterm Study Guide 1. Diameter - distance from side to side through the center (8,000 miles) 2. Circumference - the greatest dist...

History Midterm Test is Monday, Dec. 16 Name_________________________ 5____ Date__________________ #______ History Midterm Study Guide 1. Diameter - distance from side to side through the center (8,000 miles) 2. Circumference - the greatest distance around the earth (25,000 miles) 3. Globe - a map of the world in the shape of a sphere 4. Hemisphere - half a sphere 5. Equator - imaginary line that runs halfway between the North Pole and South Pole 6. Northern Hemisphere - Northern half of the earth, between the equator and North Pole 7. Southern Hemisphere - southern half of the earth between the equator and the South Pole 8. Eastern Hemisphere - includes Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia six-sevenths of the people live in the Eastern Hemisphere 9. Western Hemisphere - includes two continents, North America and South America 10. Old World - Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica 11. Parallels of latitude - run east and west around the globe 12. Arctic Circle & Tropic of Cancer - important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere 13. Antarctic Circle & Tropic of Capricorn - important lines of latitude in the southern hemisphere 14. Lines of Longitude - run north and south and come together at the North Pole and South Pole 15. Pacific Ocean - world’s largest ocean 16. Atlantic Ocean - separates the American continents from Europe and Africa 17. Indian Ocean - world’s warmest ocean 18. Arctic Ocean - world’s smallest and coldest ocean 19. Asia - largest continent and has the greatest population 20. Africa - second largest continent, , second greatest population 21. North America - includes the United States 22. Antarctica - only continent where no people live 23. Australia - smallest continent and only continent that is also a country 24. Europe - next to the smallest continent in size 25. Sea - large area of salt water that is smaller than an ocean and is partly or completely enclosed by land 26. Bay - a part of a body of water smaller than a sea that reaches into the land, generally with a wide opening 27. Gulf - part of an ocean or sea that reaches into the land 28. Harbor - a sheltered place where ships may anchor safely 29. Channel - deepest part of a river or harbor 30. Canal - man made channel 31. Lake - large body of water surrounded by land 32. River - a large stream of fresh water flowing over the land 33. Mouth - where the river flows into a larger body of water  History Midterm Test is Monday, Dec. 16 34. Delta - the land deposited at the mouth of a river 35. Current - the movement of a stream of water 36. Rapids - part of a river where the current is swift 37. Waterfall - when the water tumbles over a cliff 38. riverbed - the bottom of a river over which the water flows 39. Plain - flat or level area of land 40. Plateau - highland plain 41. Canyon - deep, narrow valley with steep sides 42. Valley - low land between hills or mountains 43. Caspian Sea - world’s largest lake 44. Himalayas - world’s highest mountain system 45. Mt. Everest - highest mountain in the world 46. Asia - the most mountainous continent 47. Gobi desert - the world’s coldest desert 48. Russia - the world’s largest country 49. China - the country with the most people